U.S. Route 124 (US-124) was a federal route that was commissioned from 1926 to 1938, and was located in Illinois, running from Peoria through Biggsville. Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area Ranked 25th - Total 57,918 sq. ... Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria CountyGR6, Illinois, in the United States. ... Biggsville is a village located in Henderson County, Illinois. ...
History
1918 - MacArthur Bridge completed across the Mississippi River at Burlington, IA and Gulfport, IL.
1928 - US-124 was one of the original 1928 US routes in IL (since US routes didn't appear on IL maps until then). It originally went from Peoria to Galesburg, along with the then IL-8, via Farmington and Maquon on the route of the current IL-116 west from Peoria to IL-97, north to IL-8, west to IL-97, then NW on IL-97 to Galesburg, with the last few miles on the current US-150.
1934 - US-124 was rerouted west on the current IL-116 to near Biggsville, where it connected to US-34 (for access to Mississippi River crossing into Iowa). West bound traffic from Peoria had a choice. Proceed along US-24 to cross the Mississippi River at Quincy (south-west route) OR Take US-124 to cross the Mississippi River (US-34) at Burlington, IA (north-west route).
1938 - This US route was decommissioned and changed to IL-116 as an extension of that route in east central Illinois. The route (IL-116) was still a popular agricultural & commercial truck route from Burlington, IA to Peoria, IL during World War II and through the late 1960s. This was due to: Army arsenal at Burlington, active strip mining (coal) south of route in Fulton County; farm livestock traffic to Peoria stockyards and grain transport (corn & soybeans) to Illinois or Mississippi barge terminals.
1979 - With the completion of Interstate 474, as a western by-pass of Peoria, an Interstate connector (Exit 3 on Interstate 474) was constructed as the eastern terminus for the proposed western Illinois expressway (Peoria to Kansas City via Macomb and Quincy). Connector provides access to westbound IL-116.
1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Illinois State Route 116 is a long, cross-state rural state highway that runs from U.S. Highway 34 by Gladstone just west of the Great River Bridge east to the intersection of U.S. Highway 45 and Old U.S. Route 45, on the north side of Ashkum. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Interstate 474 is an interstate highway loop route that provides a bypass around the north central Illinois city of Peoria. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Illinois State Route 336 is a four-lane freeway/expressway combination that serves western Illinois. ...
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